Lasting change starts from within. CAUSE Canada partners with girls, families, leaders, and institutions in remote and rural communities to dismantle the systems that keep women and girls in extreme poverty.
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That’s why CAUSE Canada partners with rural communities in Central America and West Africa, empowering people to meet their basic health, education and livelihood needs, and helping girls avoid child marriage.
In 2024-25, 84% of your gifts went directly to fund our health, education, and livelihood programs.
Central America
The heart of ancient Mayan civilizations, Guatemala is now the most populated country in Central America with over 18 million people. Of those, 56% live in poverty—including roughly 80% of indigenous populations. The country has the highest rate of child malnutrition in Latin America, and in rural areas only one in four people are literate. Violence against women and child marriage are significant issues, with 29% of girls married by age 18.
Central America
Honduras has a rich cultural heritage, but has become one of the most unstable countries in Latin America. Despite being one of the world's main exporters of coffee, food security is a tremendous challenge with more than 20% of the population undernourished. One in four children under the age of five struggles with chronic malnutrition. And with 63% of the population living in poverty, greater than one-third of girls are married by age 18.
West Africa
Although Sierra Leone is home to large deposits of diamonds, gold, and other valuable minerals (the country has experienced great wealth—and great violence—as a result), 43% of the population lives in extreme poverty and 82% of people are food insecure. Women and girls especially suffer high rates of poverty, violence, and low literacy, with more than half of uneducated girls married before age 18, compared to just 10% of girls with higher education.
We supported 68,242 men, women and children in 287 communities across Guatemala, Honduras and Sierra Leone.
70 communities improved their capacity to provide basic health care services, including maternal and child health support.
64,467 people strengthened their capacity to participate in and support education programming within their communities.
1,448 women and youth improved their ability to participate in and sustain income‑generating activities.